| Common Name |
Grinnell's Penstemon, Grinnell's Beardtongue, Southern
Woodland Penstemon |
| Latin Name |
Penstemon grinnellii |
| Native Habitat |
Sage brush, pinon pine, yellow pine forests between
1,500 feet and 9,500 feet in San Bernardino Mountains to Mojave and
Great Basin Deserts |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
None in summer |
| Height X Width |
2 feet X 2 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Evergreen rosette, silver |
| Garden Suitability |
Thornless, Hummingbird, Songbird |
| Ornamental Value |
Showy pink flowers in spring |
| Nature Value |
Butterflies and hummingbirds use flowers |
| Native American Uses |
Mecicinal |
| Links |
|
| Images, nursery, and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/843.htm |
| Images |
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?stat=BROWSE&query_src=photos_flora_sci&where-genre=Plant&where-taxon=Penstemon+grinnellii+ssp.+grinnellii&title_tag=Penstemon+grinnellii+ssp.+grinnellii |
| Images, distribution, and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=6169 |
| Images and
data |
http://www.theodorepayne.org/gallery/pages/P/penstemon_grinnellii.htm |
| Images and data |
http://calflora.net/bloomingplants/grinnellspenstemon.html |
